Pocket Pages & Pretty Stickers - Heidi Swapp

oh man....today i am SO excited to share my latest pocket page.  nothing is more exciting than using FRESH and NEW products...and these latest heidi swapp stickers are finding their way to michaels store shelves NOW!  i honestly have never been more in awe of a sticker collection before, they are seriously amazing...and in SO many colours.  sigh...you will LOVE them!

today i am going to show you how fabulous they are as additions, accents, titles and embellishments to pocket pages.  

i created this pocket page from a 12x12 page protector and used my becky higgins project life fuse tool to put it all together.  

the gorgeous foam titles (pictured above) are so much fun to use.  they are metallic and super shiny.  they are large and have an adhesive backing.  it is hard to see from the photo, but i actually adhered the happiness sticker directly on top of my page protector.  i love that it is outside of the page protector as it adds additional dimension, and it just shines beautifully.  the glitter puffy alphabet gold stickers (that i used to spell out summer) on my photo come in such a fabulous font and make such cute captions and titles.  

on this layout, i decided to use the word jumbles stickers as fun photo captions, as well as title accents.  the come in a variety of fabulous colours and yes... are foiled.

i even added them onto the 'yes please' card i stole from the cinch album kits pictured below.  the fun arrow is from the puffy stickers number set.

 i also added a few stickers onto this new 4x4 size project life card from heidi's new collection (also now showing up in michaels).  i love how awesome they are as embellishments.

in addition to the stickers, heidi also designed 5 different sets of washi tapes.  again, these all come in fun bold bright colours and are so awesome to mix in with the rest of the stickers!  i used the hot pink 'adorbs' washi to add a heidi swapp project life card (from her new prismatic core kit) to create a hidden journaling flap.

the card below is a 3x4 card that i created with white cardstock and gold marquee love paper.  i embellished with the pink puffy number stickers.  hands down, these are probably my favourite of the whole set! they come in so many fun icons and are in the cutest shapes and sizes.

i hope you have enjoyed seeing just some of the ways these fabulous new stickers are and can be when embellishing and completing your pocket pages.  their creative options are truly endless...and of course they come in so many colours!

be sure to stop by michaels soon to see just how wonderful and beautiful these are live.  i can guarantee you will fall in love just as i did. it's pretty easy too with a product as awesome as this. :)

Supplies: Puffy Number Stickers Pink; Foam Titles Happiness; Washi Tape Pack Pink; Glitter Puffy Alphabet Stickers Gold; Word Jumbles Pink Gold; Cinch Album Insta Kit; Prismatic Project Life Core Kit; 12 x 12 Becky Higgins Page Protector; Project Life Fuse Tool

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Heidi Swapp September Skies & Project Life!

today i am SO excited to share a layout near and dear to my heart that i created using the fabulous heidi swapp september skies project life core kit, that is now available (and exclusive) to hobby lobby!

you can imagine my pure JOY when i found out that one of my most favourite scrapbook collections was being transformed into a project life core kit.  how exciting!  i love seeing my favourite patterns and papers being transformed into pocket cards, with even more designs, NEW designs and with glitter accents and details. swoon city!

i created this super fun page using some of my favourite black and white photos and the becky higgins project life fuse tool.  i love how i was able to combine so many photos and my favourite cards into one spread without having to sacrifice one for the other.  it worked out great. i adore the silver glitter on the 'cool kid' card, don't you?

i find this kit is wonderfully versatile with cards, patterns and themes that can coordinate with so many different photos and life events.

to celebrate this wonderful release of core kit september skies (now available and exclusive to Hobby Lobby), you can download a FREE project sheet printable (below) outlining how you yourself can create this very layout using september skies! how fun is that?!?

Project Life September Skies Project Download

happy creating everyone. :)

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on trend: back to school with heidi swapp cinch kits & the minc.

Hello everyone! It's Lindsay here, and I am SO excited to share today's project with you.

Ahhh....Back to School.  Some people love, others...not so much.  Well, regardless of whether you are Team Summer or Team School, the season is upon us.  So why not make it cute and stylish?  The school year brings routines and schedules back into full focus, so I wanted to inspire you all and show you just how wonderful the Heidi Swapp Cinch Kits are in keeping us all on track...and on trend!

My project today is a super cute planner, journal, notebook....whatever you want it to be!  I left the inside pages blank (except for a few I 'jazzed' up) so you could envision just how awesome this would be for YOU.

I incorporated some of my latest favourite tools to complete my project.  Lately these are my "go-to" must haves and yes, I am obsessed.  Not only did I use the 'Play Album' Heidi Swapp Cinch Kit,   but also my Heidi Swapp Minc Machine.  Foil touches??? Yes, please!  

OK, so now it's time for a closer look!

Again, I left most of the pages blank inside so you can envision just how wonderful these Cinch Kit Albums are for customization and personalization...literally whatever your needs may be!

You may also notice some brand NEW Heidi Swapp products gracing my project.  Yes...these are all new to Michaels and are showing up on store shelves now!  Woo hoo!

Alright, so to create my album covers I decided to cover both chipboard album covers with 12x12 Polka Dot Minc 5th Avenue paper.  I simply ran through one sheet of 12x12 paper with gold foil and voila!  Beautifully gold foiled polka dots.  Be still my beating heart... 

I then covered both chipboard covers with this paper and trimmed off excess. 

​Once my covers were complete, I then added this super cute fun embellishment to the corner.  These are all NEW items for Heidi Swapp at Michaels.  I used some of her new decorative tags, (one I added some additional Minc paper to), stickers (noted) and how about that ADORABLE bow??? Swoon.... I adhered it to my album using that beautiful mint green coloured clip.  Again, all NEW to Michaels. :)

I love these water colour tags that come with this Cinch album.  Not only are they watercolour but they have fun die cuts on them.  To alter this tag a bit, I simply added some gold Heidi Swapp Marquee Love glitter paper to the back.  

Next, the chipboard page dividers...

In the kit they come plain white.  I wanted to add a little something to them before I cinched my album together.  I chose one of my favourite 12x12 Minc papers (this time from the 12x12 Minc Signature Collection) and ran it through my Minc with gold foil.  I absolutely love the sentiment on this paper and had to include it.  Once it was complete, I adhered the paper to my divider and trimmed off excess.  I sanded down the edges for a little distressed look.

Next, I wanted to add some notebook paper.  So instead of adding just random paper, I used this beautiful notebook from Heidi Swapp's Wanderlust collection.  These notebooks are the best for incorporating into projects as they are the perfect size, and the Cinch machine punches through these books like a dream.

I love the lined paper that is included in this notebook as well.

You can see behind this notebook above is another clear tabbed page (included in the kit) as well as another chipboard divider page that I also covered in the Minc Signature 12x12 paper.

My last page that I included in my album is this die cute 'smile'.  I think I may just end up leaving this plain white, not too sure yet.  They are gorgeous pieces nonetheless.

Once all my pages were completed, I used my Heidi Swapp Cinch machine to easily bind it and put it all together.  I love that these albums already come with the perfectly sized coil as well.  And yes...it's even gold ;)

Below I have created a little video where I flip through my album.  (My apologies for when my album is a bit off centre...) However I hope this little video helps give you an even better view into my project!

I hope you have been inspired in some way today with just how wonderful these blank albums are to transform and customize.  There are SO many options with what you can do with these beautiful blank canvases.  When Heidi Swapp and her amazing products make things this fun and cute to alter...who doesn't want to be organized for the upcoming school year? Right? ;) Thanks for stopping by everyone, have fun and make pretty stuff!

Cheers to back to school!

Supplies: Cinch Album Kits Chipboard Ticket; Heidi Swapp Cinch Machine; Minc 12" Foil Applicator; Minc Reactive Foil 12" Gold; Minc 12x12 Fifth Avenue Paper; Minc 12x12 Signature Paper

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